Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-29

] thought you WOuld,be an aWiully wise
learned, satirical man.
"And YOU find I'm not, | said.
"At any rate, said she, "Fm no
afraid of You
How much closer orr condolences
might have got there is no saying but
at that moment a voice rose behind us
4" Miss Brooke, your gentleman
come and we hurried back to the
house.
II.
Mr.. Haldane l disliked from the mo-
ment / set eyes on him. He had come
for his Sunday in the country arrayed
in full city rig-tall hat, tall collar. but
toned frock coat, and small black bag.
He was what cabby would can 'aughty
gent" He had the absurd manners of
SO many Englishmen who look and be-
have as if they had position to main
tain, and as if they held within their
double breasted coats the secrets of Il
government which they suspect You
wish to share In fine, he was a dark.
handsome young man, with heavy
black mOustache; and / hate dark
men.
In the intercourse which was una
voidable IN 50 confined and familiar a
house hold as that of my friend found
the young man quite MS Objectionable
as l had imagined him. he did not
look me openly IN the face, and l found
him trying TO estimate me when he
thought ] was not observing. | dis
covered he was better informed
about sporting events-especially turf
events than about any other matter
under the English sun; and in my ey-
perience the men who are devoted to
to that noble animal the horse are the
ienoblest OF their kind. The deterio-
rating influence Of the horse upon
morals is amazing.
All Sunday WAS insisting to myself
that / would think no more of tue be
witclnng Jenny, yet l thought of her
more and more distractedly- this way
and that-wondering what it was in this
HalGane that attracted her ; for she
manifestiy was attached TO him, at the
same time las | thought she wasrather
afraid OF him. Could it be that Jenny
was one of those women who seem
TO have had transmitted to them
the submissions of savage ancestors.
and TO caress with most affection the
hand that's cruelest to them? If so,
then was ont of it. But giddy rap
ture seized ne in the evening when
(faldane not having returned from a
walk with Iuxton over the fields she
said with simple archness that she
would ike to 60 to church. | at once
on1cd to 90 with her. We were ready
in twinkliDg. tvined the soft wrap
round her sweet neck and We set Off
toeothr. delighted in the darkness
ad tie stumbling, and 50 did she-to
iudce Nv her mCriv laughter. mu!lied
though It was by the folds of her
wrap.
! was seeded 10y Mrs. Luxton for
having taken jenny out in the night
cir. and Jenny herself did not appear
next morning at breakfast. Still
cherished the secret delight which
made music to me until Jenny came
down stairs. devoted Ecrsa,f to Hal
dane. and 5, emed to have forgotten all
tbe pleasant intimacy Of tine evening
before. BEGAN TO think Jenny a
dirt and was unused 70 A;rtingor be-
mo firted Will
noidoro d;1 mot rotrrn - town that
dow anJ here t,c s.r.nar na,t Of nv
,tc,r Locine ~ .o,nc r.oso,, or 49,
otbsrNbe was so charmod wifi the
c',,nt,v or ne w;sle5 70 see a little
,noro &c Jennv any reason or no rea
ennN-Ln s.oved Cs.t down exasporo-
tod -, Jonnv,s nnrl,ct of me | van
6orej oiGne abont tho fields and by
tha LronG mil Of luncheon for din.
nov, Tina was in 90 lmmbIe and fem
der 81 condition as II be ready
to do ANYTHING TO win back her
niles I was taken with the wild
thought Of buying her some worthy
present in the neiohborino town. but
had not enough money with me. [
had however. nv cieck-book.
wrote q check, and prevailed on Lux
TON 70 drive with me into the town to
cash it at his bankers.
"Ab !" said Haldane, when he saw
the doo.cart at the door. going for a
drive , Into the town Ga. | think
I'M 90 with Won. IN take the back seat,
and balance your trap for YOU"
So lac sat behind, balanced the
trap" and put his head between
Luxton and me to remark to us on the
mares points and pace. When we
stopped before the little bank in the
town Luxton got down to cash my
check and Haldane jumped down also.
He strolled into the bank after Luxton,
and | could see through the window
that while Luxton looked at it
before paving it in he looked at
it. too. L thought at the time it
was merely touch of impertinent GU
riosity, but events proved it must have
been a more calculated glance. When
my friend handed me the money set
off to do a little shopping by myself,
arranging to meet him at the post